Skip to main content
La Cañada
Unified School District
Main Menu Toggle
About LCUSD
District Info
Compliance
Enroll
Instructional Days Calendars
Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
Local Educational Agency (LEA) Plan
School Accountability Report Cards
Peachjar
Anonymous Tipline
Academics
Curriculum and Instruction
English Language Development (ELD)
Gifted & Talented (GATE)
LCUSD Mathematics
LCUSD English Language Arts
Special Education
Parents and Students
Files & Resources
Back To School Registration
Aeries Parent Portal
Aeries Student Portal (LCHS only)
Instructional Days Calendar
Calendars
LCUSD Calendar
Palm Crest Elementary
Paradise Canyon Elementary
La Cañada Elementary
La Cañada 7/8
La Cañada High School
Instructional Days Calendar
Departments
Business Services
Educational Services
Facilities & Operations
Food Services
Health Services
Human Resources
Special Education
Superintendent's Office
Technology
Quicklinks
Board
Meeting Agendas
Calendar
Classlink
Directory
Enroll
Frontline
Tipline
Eaton Fire: Get Support/Give Support
Search
Staff
Search for people on this page
Board of Education
Caroline Anderson
Governing Board President
Dan Jeffries
Governing Board Member
Joe Radabaugh
Governing Board Member
Josh Epstein
Governing Board Vice President
Nayri Vartanian
Communications Coordinator/Assistant to the Superintendent
818-952-8381
Octavia Thuss
Governing Board Clerk
Wendy Sinnette
Superintendent
(818) 952-8381
Business Services
Ana Arellano
Accounting and Benefits Technician II
818-952-8386
Dolly Leidelmeijer
Districtwide Secretary
(818) 949-4758
Jackie Ong
Manager of Fiscal Services
952-8399
Jose Ramirez
Melissa Shepherd
Assistant Superintendent, Business and Operations Services
(818) 952-8380
Sandra Miller
Lead Accounting Analyst
(818) 952-8390
Theresa Jimenez
Payroll Technician
(818) 952-8389
Thomas White
Coordinator of Fiscal Services
818-952-8378
Educational Services
Caroline Vartan
Special Education Secretary
(818) 952-8397
Derek Ihori
Executive Director, Special Education & Psychological Services
James Cartnal
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction
Karen Hurley
Executive Director of Programs and Services
Patricia Luna
Administrative Secretary of Educational Services
(818) 952-8395
English Language Development (ELD)
Karen Hurley
Executive Director of Programs and Services
Talin Dikranian
ELD Teacher
(818) 952-8360
Enrollment
Ana Silva
District Registrar
District Registrar
Facilities & Operations
Jonathan Hidalgo
Director of Facilities
Melissa Shepherd
Assistant Superintendent, Business and Operations Services
(818) 952-8380
Monica Rogers
Districtwide Secretary--Maintenance, Operations & Worker's Compensation
818-952-8320
Food Services
Melissa Shepherd
Assistant Superintendent, Business and Operations Services
(818) 952-8380
Sandra Miller
Lead Accounting Analyst
(818) 952-8390
Gifted & Talented Program (GATE)
Desiree Banta
GATE Teacher
Health Services
Chris Henry
District Nurse
Human Resources
Christine Golder
Personnel Technician
818 952-8072
Danielle Newcom
Human Resources Manager
952-8385
Debra Cradduck
Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources
Valentina Parris
District-Wide Secretary
(818) 952-8304
Special Education/Section 504
Caroline Vartan
Special Education Secretary
(818) 952-8397
Derek Ihori
Executive Director, Special Education & Psychological Services
Superintendent's Office
Nayri Vartanian
Communications Coordinator/Assistant to the Superintendent
818-952-8381
Wendy Sinnette
Superintendent
(818) 952-8381
Technology
Christian Plata
Technologist I
David Lamb
Technologist I
James Maturan
Technologist I
Jamie Lewsadder
Associate Superintendent of Tech Services
(818)952-8333
Kevin Crain
Support Specialist
(818)952-8398
Lindsay Staley
Technology Integrationist (TOSA)
(818)952-8073
Omar Torres
Reda Hanna
Student Information System Specialist
(818)952-4224
Tobias Lewsadder
Systems Engineer
(818) 949-4704
William Watts
IT Operations Supervisor
818-952-8382
